Henry Cooper vs. Jack Bodell

Henry Cooper 198 lbs beat Jack Bodell 207 lbs by PTS in round 15 of 15

• Date: 1970-03-24
• Location: Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
• Referee: George Smith 74.25-72.5

• Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title (10th defense of Cooper)
• BBBofC British Heavyweight Title (1st defense of Bodell)

Notes

• "Henry Cooper, 198 1/4, punched his way back to the British heavyweight championship Tuesday night by outpointing defender Jack Bodell, 206 3/4, in a 15 round bout. Cooper put Bodell down for counts of '2' in the 9th and the 11th rounds. He used his powerful left hook over and over again to dominate the fight at indoor Wembley Stadium." -Associated Press
• Cooper had given up his British title in protest to the BBBC's refusal to recognize a proposed world heavyweight title fight between he and WBA champ Jimmy Ellis as for the world title. Subsequently, Bodell had won the vacant British title by beating Carl Gizzi.

Preceded by: Cooper vs. Walker

Commonwealth Heavyweight Title Fight # 53

Succeeded by: Cooper vs. Bugner